Saturday, September 26, 2015

MY WEEK IN STICK CHICKIVITY - 9/26/15

Saturday: Covered classes at Hidden Sword Martial Arts. Did a lot of bag work (Arnis and TKD classes), a little stick fighting, and then myself and the three other students from Hidden Sword practiced bo for an hour in preparation for our test in October.Sunday: I attended a fantastic seminar with Dan Anderson. I'm planning on writing about it this week.Monday: Attended class at Hidden Sword. Reviewed green belt testing material with a student (who did very well) and then practiced some of what we learned at the seminar. Practiced bo.Tuesday: I had an urgent non-life-threatening medical issue with my youngest, so I didn't get to teach class. Practiced bo.Wednesday: My day to stay home with kids while hubby went to Arnis class. I practiced bo for an hour.Thursday: Taught at Mid-Cities Arnis. Worked on palis-palis (empty hand and with a stick), a bit of striking, and Combative Response #1. Ran through bo quickly.Friday: Review night at MCA. Also did a bit of stick fighting at the end of class - they're loving it! Ran through one set of all of my bo material.

My friend Jay Penfil shared some awesome videos about the use of tonfa. Given I'm starting the study of tonfa in a few months, I really find it very useful - nary a twirl to be seen. Here's just one, but there's a bunch more worth your time on their YouTube channel, found here: Michigan Martial Arts Project